Waking, I remember that
the lion is pacing the shadowy zoo.
The elephants sleep standing on all fours,
wearing huge roses fastened deep within their ears.
And things are kicked over in the darkness.

-- Larry Levis, "Waking With Some Animals"

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Homage to Willie Mays
Larry Levis

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